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Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, founded in 1998, is dedicated to the preservation of the work of American songwriters, from the Tin Pan Alley songs of the early 20th century,

Los Angeles has always had a thing for lounge acts: offbeat singers who sing amusing, occasionally scathing lyrics in small rooms filled with kitsch. Which might be the inspiration for

I’ll admit, I hesitated to pony up the $25 for last night’s show at Webster Hall. It might not be fair, but the minute a show passes the $15 mark, my

Generally, I like showing up at shows early to catch the openers, who are often cutting edge acts that would never otherwise have the chance to play a Bowery Presents

Rival Songs, who played Galapagos Art Space last night, perform atmospheric, instrumental post-rock, landing somewhere between Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky. Sitting up front in one of the lily-pad banquettes, it

I stopped by Bethany's Stochastic Brooklyn at Barbes this past Wednesday to hear Buy My Book: a young, part-time sextet playing originals by Alex Hills (piano, accordion) and Chris Tordini (bass). Their spatial, occasionally

Cursive, Union Hall, 1/18/09 (More pics below.)

On a cold winter night, there's nothing like a bit of roots music to help warm things up. Last night, I made my way out to Jalopy: a performance space/education center/vintage instrument store

  The nice thing about living in New York is that even after you leave Ireland, the music follows you home. Case in Point: this past weekend, Hell's Kitchen's non-profit